Analysis of a loss of containment incident dataset for major hazards intelligence using storybuilder

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 344-363

  Lisbona, Diego ^a   Johnson, Michael ^a   Millner, Andrew ^a   McGillivray, Alison ^a   Maddison, Tom ^b   Wardman, Mike ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier analysis; Incident analysis; Loss of containment; Major hazards; Storybuilder; Underlying causes

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ANALYSIS; INCIDENT ANALYSIS; LOSS OF CONTAINMENT; MAJOR HAZARDS; STORYBUILDER; UNDERLYING CAUSE;

DAMAGE DETECTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84856228967     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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